1. SSCG:1b
Analyze the writings of Hobbes (Leviathan), Locke (Second Treatise of Government), Montesquieu (The Spirit of Laws) as they affect our concept of government.
EQ: Compare the writings of each of the philosophers and compare and contrast each of their theories. Observe how each philosophy builds on previous philosophies.
Homework:
1. All students will be working on their portion of the group project
2. DOI terms on the webpage
3. V.I.P.E.S.
4. Check the Webpage!!!
Agenda:
1. Complete questions 1-9 and on page 24 (20 mins)
2. notes
3. What did I learn today?
4. Groups

2. Thomas Hobbes The Social Contract
Published: Leviathan 1651
Thought people were naturally wicked and evil (lived through the English Civil War).
Thought people needed a strong ruler to maintain order.
S/C People give up a little liberty (freedom) to a government that provides organization (law and order)
Best type of government: Monarchy, King

3. John Locke Natural Rights
Published: Two Treatise of Government 1690
Thought people had the ability to reason and make good choices ie. Be reasonable in society.
Governments get power form the-
Consent of the Governed
Thought all people had-
Natural Rights- life, liberty and property
Governments are created to protect your Natural Rights
If they fail to protect your Natural Rights people have the right overthrow

4. Baron de Montesquieu Separation of Powers
Published The Spirit of the Laws 1748
Governments should have three branches: executive, legislative & judicial
Each branch should have a check and balance on each other
Thought this system would prevent any one group from gaining complete control

5. Jean-Jacques Rousseau Majority Rule
Published The Social Contract 1762
Concept: The General Will- majority rule
Majority should work for the common good
Good view of human nature
Best type of government: Democracy

6. Thomas Jefferson
Farmer (unsuccessful), Lawyer, Congressman, Governor, Ambassador, Secretary of State, V.P. and 3rd President,
Major accomplishment-The Louisiana Purchase 1803.
Wished to be remembered for:
Declaration of Independence
Religious Freedom
University of Virginia

7. IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united
States of America
When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

8. James Madison 1751-1838 Jefferson’s friend and neighbor
Wrote Constitution of Virginia 1776, Leader of Virginian Assembly to the Continental Congress., Member of Constitutional Convention- Father of the Constitution, Secretary of State, 4th President.

9. What Is Government?
Government is the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies

10. The Purpose of Government
The main purposes of government are described in the Preamble of the Constitution of the United States:
“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”